A477 road (Great Britain)
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The A477 near Kilgetty
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| Route information | |
| Length: | 27.8 mi (44.7 km) |
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| East end: |
St Clears 51°48′59″N 4°30′18″W / 51.8163°N 4.5049°W |
 A40 road A478 road A4075 road A4076 road
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Johnston 51°45′03″N 5°00′06″W / 51.7508°N 5.0016°W |
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Primary destinations: |
St Clears Pembroke Dock |
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The A477 road in South Pembrokeshire is a major route in the Welsh counties of Pembrokeshire and Carmarthenshire, connecting St Clears and Johnston. Its route includes the Cleddau Bridge, a toll bridge between Pembroke Dock and Neyland.
From the A40 in St Clears, the A477 is a trunk road with primary status as far as Nash on the south-east side of Milford Haven. Responsibility for its management and maintenance lies with the South Wales Trunk Road Agency, on behalf of the Welsh Assembly Government. The road is downgraded from being a trunk road at the Waterloo roundabout in Pembroke Dock, and responsibility for maintaining the road from this point is held by Pembrokeshire County Council.
A route from St Clears to Pembroke Dock was first surveyed by Thomas Telford in 1826, as part of a review of the route of the mail service from London to Ireland that at the time went via. the docks at Milford Haven. A decision was taken in 1827 to move the mail port from Milford Haven to Hobbs Point in Pembroke Dock, and to pursue the access route from St Clears to Pembroke Dock. By 1830, a section of the road between the villages of Llanddowror and Red Roses had been completed. A levy on mail passing through Milford was introduced by the Postage Act 1836, to be used to fund the new route. The full route was completed in 1839, running from St Clears via. Llanddowror, Red Roses, Llanteg, Begelly and Carew to Pembroke Dock
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